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the series follows a wildly successful family-run company in louisiana that manufactures duck calls. on wednesday, the show's fourth season premier shattered cable tv records for reality shows 11.8 million people tuned in. half of those in the critical 18 to 49 demographic. the show also lights up social media and it has its own hugely popular product line. what explains the success? what's the allure of watching a bunch of long-haired rednecks sitting around teasing each other talking about their business, relationships and family lives? there is no nudity. pretty much no foul language. and no celebrity drop-byes. first, this is my theory. the duck dynasty characters are genuinely funny, but it's not always the obvious slapstick stuff. the dialogue can be really ironic, too. the robertson family comes across as unrehearsed, no nonsense, and warm. yet, there is another explanation for this mega hit. the show's focus on family, country and faith. each episode, in fact, ends with a prayer. >> let's pray. father, we thank you for this night and we thank you for the blessing of being in
the series follows a wildly successful family-run company in louisiana that manufactures duck calls. on wednesday, the show's fourth season premier shattered cable tv records for reality shows 11.8 million people tuned in. half of those in the critical 18 to 49 demographic. the show also lights up social media and it has its own hugely popular product line. what explains the success? what's the allure of watching a bunch of long-haired rednecks sitting around teasing each other talking about...
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especially in areas like southeastern louisiana. through the d >>> here's a u voo of the golden gate bridge where the tops are blocked by some clouds. we will see some fog out of the west, and inland, you will see the clouds drifting up out of the south which will make for some interesting changes in the weather ahead. temperature wise today is like friday, 80s and low 90s inland, but tomorrow, soaring into the 90s, and chances of early showers next week. >> and for today's top spot, we are heading out to florida today. the orlando florida area and the celebration of running. thousands of runners are gathering this morning for track shack's annual 5k celebration. the incident will mark the official start of running season. i didn't know there was a running season. and our friends at our orlando affiliate wesh will be there all day. so if you're in the area and you're a runner, it's a great day to check that out down in florida. a little wet, but it should be a very fun event. don't want to miss the chance to say hi to grandma em in
especially in areas like southeastern louisiana. through the d >>> here's a u voo of the golden gate bridge where the tops are blocked by some clouds. we will see some fog out of the west, and inland, you will see the clouds drifting up out of the south which will make for some interesting changes in the weather ahead. temperature wise today is like friday, 80s and low 90s inland, but tomorrow, soaring into the 90s, and chances of early showers next week. >> and for today's top...
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that's more than the population of the show's home town in louisiana. >> they've managed to create a ta trkt arta -- patina of a show that's around a country format. >> reporter: not only are the robertsons real people, but they still live in their home time. one offers visitors to duck into the city of monroe and follow the beards. now for the beards. the unkempt facial hair is all its own. i even felt a little out of place when i met them last year. there is a solution for that. the duck dynasty beard booth. problem solved. "duck dynasty" outstanding ratings are a threat and an example of how tv ratings are being dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. >> what we're seeing is there are all kinds of viewers watching some of these shows for different reasons. some watch them because they relate to the characters, and some people watch it to feel superior to the characters. the truth is, for a & e's purposes, it doesn't matter why people watch as long as they keep doing it. >> reporter: fans, however, argue it's not the beards or the camouflage that makes it attractive to the au
that's more than the population of the show's home town in louisiana. >> they've managed to create a ta trkt arta -- patina of a show that's around a country format. >> reporter: not only are the robertsons real people, but they still live in their home time. one offers visitors to duck into the city of monroe and follow the beards. now for the beards. the unkempt facial hair is all its own. i even felt a little out of place when i met them last year. there is a solution for that....
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he was from louisiana. he worked in the railroads for a while as a porter. when i met him, he was -- he had a water pump here and a little pecan tree, and he was cutting down the pecan tree to burn fire to keep himself warm. he was five-foot-five, sleeping on a little iron crate. the crate was too small for him, so he had a wooden beekeeper's box for his head. there were -- i'll looking inside, and there were veinna sausage cans, empty ones, that had had put in the corners to keep the place from falling. literally, chickens have a better roost than had did, and this is where he was living. he came, you know, we found him a half century later, and he was nervous, thought we were government workers here to maybe inspect the house, shut it down, whatever. i said, new york city we're -- i said, no, we're here to tell his story. we're standing in the old lake basin. it was the biggest body of fresh water west of the mississippi, 800 square miles of lake right here in the middle of california, and these cotton grower from the south, chased out by the bull weevil c
he was from louisiana. he worked in the railroads for a while as a porter. when i met him, he was -- he had a water pump here and a little pecan tree, and he was cutting down the pecan tree to burn fire to keep himself warm. he was five-foot-five, sleeping on a little iron crate. the crate was too small for him, so he had a wooden beekeeper's box for his head. there were -- i'll looking inside, and there were veinna sausage cans, empty ones, that had had put in the corners to keep the place...
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hacia el noroeste del caribe que genera lluvias sobre la va abahÍa de campeche, y fuertes lluvias desde louisiana y ustedes sobre alaska linas, avisos de inundacioneses tambiÉn, y el patrÓn del tiempo complicado, pero a diferencio desde chicago, y ustedes hasta la gran manzana, aprovechen este fin de semana y temperaturas en los 80° asÍ que abundante sol y un fin de semana para hacer barcbacoa y una semaa muy linda hemos tenido aquÍ, y asÍ tambiÉn vamos a dar inicio al fin de semana, y fuera de eso, las temperatura caso lidas seÑores 98 grados, pero hacia chicago 78 nada mal, sube el termÓmetro en comparacion a ayer en la gran manzana, pero bÁrbara y a todo mi equipo de "primer impacto." este fin de semana en miami a pesar de los 90 grados existe un 30% de probabilidad de lluvia, casÉ tenÍan opciÓn, si van hacer actividades en las afueras. >>> (informaciÓn en pantalla) asÍ que bueno perfecto para broncearse e irse a la playa en mÉxico. >>> pero la temperatura mÍnima. >>> en el norte del paÍs si estÁs sintiendo temperatura en 50 grados asÍ que buena chamarra hace falta y a dife
hacia el noroeste del caribe que genera lluvias sobre la va abahÍa de campeche, y fuertes lluvias desde louisiana y ustedes sobre alaska linas, avisos de inundacioneses tambiÉn, y el patrÓn del tiempo complicado, pero a diferencio desde chicago, y ustedes hasta la gran manzana, aprovechen este fin de semana y temperaturas en los 80° asÍ que abundante sol y un fin de semana para hacer barcbacoa y una semaa muy linda hemos tenido aquÍ, y asÍ tambiÉn vamos a dar inicio al fin de semana, y...
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we're so concerned about the panhandle of florida as well as even to areas, including the very tip of louisiana. here are some of the watches out there. we have the saturated ground anywhere in green. we'll see a lot of these watches in effect until tomorrow. and we're still following the tropics. we have an area of low pressure right in the gulf coast -- i should say the gulf of mexico. you can see all the convection and thunderstorms to the northeast of that. well, it's not very well organized, but it still has a 40% chance of development. we'll continue to follow that and, of course, as we follow over the west, we are following the fires burning across parts of idaho, and it looks like we have red flag warnings in place today. that means wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. weather is certainly not cooperating across that region, but in the northeast it's real nice out there, guys. temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees below average and lots of sunshine in place. back over to you two. >> jennifer, thank you very much. >>> the search for a missing teen growing desperate today in virginia. 17-y
we're so concerned about the panhandle of florida as well as even to areas, including the very tip of louisiana. here are some of the watches out there. we have the saturated ground anywhere in green. we'll see a lot of these watches in effect until tomorrow. and we're still following the tropics. we have an area of low pressure right in the gulf coast -- i should say the gulf of mexico. you can see all the convection and thunderstorms to the northeast of that. well, it's not very well...
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choose of the southern part of louisiana, new orleans, you could tap into this heavy rainfall as well. a lot of gulf moisture out there. that's why we have flood warnings in place. a lot of these watches are going to last in anticipation of this heavy rainfall event. we're not done there yet. as i mentioned, the tropics, we're watching an area of low pressure. all the convections and thunderstorms to the northeast of it. but we're still watching it, 40% chance of development as we go through the day. nice and sunny across the northeast. and then in the west, that fire threat continues as we showed you video out of sun valley, idaho. they're expecting temperatures high. and a dangerous situation there. >> we'll keep an eye. here in atlanta, jennifer? >> rainy and cloud >> i forgot my umbrella. if it rained, i never would have my umbrella. >> that's it. of course. >> the nice thing is they sell them. >> who wants to spend $10. >>> aliens and ufos. no it's not a seen out of the "x files. ." >> oh, no. area 51, the government finally admits the obvious -- yes, it really exists. here at fi
choose of the southern part of louisiana, new orleans, you could tap into this heavy rainfall as well. a lot of gulf moisture out there. that's why we have flood warnings in place. a lot of these watches are going to last in anticipation of this heavy rainfall event. we're not done there yet. as i mentioned, the tropics, we're watching an area of low pressure. all the convections and thunderstorms to the northeast of it. but we're still watching it, 40% chance of development as we go through...
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he negotiated the louisiana purchase, which doubled the size of the united states of america in 1804. teddy roosevelt was the first american to win the nobel peace prize because he mediated the russo-japanese war in 1905. f.d.r.'s wartime diplomacy secured an alliance with churchill and stalin. that was critical in overcoming the axis of powers. president kennedy turned to diplomacy when the great majority of his advisors, in october, 1962, said use force. at the final moment president kennedy brokered a negotiated compromise with our greatest enemy, the soviet premiere nikita khrushchev, and that's how the cuban missile crisis ended and that's why we didn't incinerate hundreds of millions of people on the east coast and the midwest of the united states and in europe and in russia. because diplomacy, rather than force, triumphed. think of henry kissinger, still going strong at age 90, by the way. 40 years ago negotiated his brilliant opening to china that opened up relation that is have been frozen for the last 20 years prior and ensured a generation of peace between china and the uni
he negotiated the louisiana purchase, which doubled the size of the united states of america in 1804. teddy roosevelt was the first american to win the nobel peace prize because he mediated the russo-japanese war in 1905. f.d.r.'s wartime diplomacy secured an alliance with churchill and stalin. that was critical in overcoming the axis of powers. president kennedy turned to diplomacy when the great majority of his advisors, in october, 1962, said use force. at the final moment president kennedy...